What California Elections: Deceptive Media in Advertisements - Assembly Bill 2839 (Chapter 262 of 2024) requires
California Assembly Bill 2839, authored by Assemblymember Pellerin and enacted as Chapter 262 of the Statutes of 2024, was signed by Governor Newsom as an urgency statute on 17 September 2024 and took effect immediately. The Act amends California Code of Civil Procedure Section 35 and adds Section 20012 to the California Elections Code. It prohibits any person, committee or other entity from knowingly distributing an advertisement or other election communication containing materially deceptive content with actual malice within 120 days before any election and, for content concerning elections officials, elected officials, voting machines, ballots and voting sites, within 60 days after that election. Prohibited content includes deepfakes portraying candidates as doing or saying things they did not, false depictions of election officials connected to election activities, and misleading representations of voting machines, ballots or voting sites. Affected parties including content recipients, participating candidates or committees and elections officials may file civil actions seeking injunctive relief and damages. Prevailing plaintiffs recover reasonable attorney's fees and costs. Courts must prioritize these actions on their calendars. Candidates may use manipulated content if properly labeled with a statutorily compliant disclosure, and satire or parody content qualifies for exemption if disclosed as such. The urgency clause cites the immediate threat of AI-driven election disinformation in the 2024 election cycle.
Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: California Legislature (Assemblymember Pellerin, author); California Office of Legislative Counsel (Chapter 262 of 2024 enrolment); Governor Gavin Newsom (signed and effective on 17 September 2024 as urgency statute); California Superior Courts (civil enforcement with priority calendar placement); California Office of the Attorney General (general enforcement coordination) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
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- California Assembly Bill 2839, Elections: Deceptive Media in Advertisements, author Assemblymember Pellerin, enacted as Chapter 262 of the Statutes of 2024, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on 17 September 2024 as an urgency statute
- California Elections Code Section 20012 added by AB 2839 Chapter 262 of 2024 - prohibition on knowingly distributing advertisements or other election communications containing materially deceptive content with actual malice
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